Intention may be my most abused thought. If the amount of things I intended to do actually got done, I would be a rock star. Well, not a rock star. Probably more like an Elvis impersonator. But still. It would be epic. The problem is, the amount of items I intend to accomplish are only [...]
The items placed right next to the checkout counter are put there for people like me. I’m a sucker, and the gravitational pull of those last-minute items gets me more often than not. A few weeks ago I lost the battle with the needless checkout-counter goods and purchased a bulb. Not a light, but a [...]
Bedtime is a battle of the wills. Like with most toddlers, my oldest makes it a nightly challenge to see how long he can delay sleep. Water? Check. M&M’s after pee-peeing in the potty? Bribe - check. Cowabunga and Booyancey (this essentially is a game in which he jumps on our bed and we knock [...]
Poop landed on my floor three times in two weeks. We’ve been in the throes of potty training, and in the meantime our little one-year old experienced digestive issues which resulted in a few explosions. Yesterday, we found poop on a wheel of Josiah’s indoor scooter. Disgusting. And yet last night, when I asked Josiah’s [...]
At 8:07 a.m., I decided I wanted to quit momming for the day. I was tired and cranky. I hadn’t had my coffee. My ten month old still doesn’t sleep through the night, and super-sonic mom hearing causes me to be the only one that hears him while my sweet husband sleeps peacefully. Even after [...]
I slowly backed away. The animal glared with menacing ferocity. The wild hair, coal-black and protruding in every direction, coiled like a cobra ready to strike. As I glanced at the beast, the hairs on my neck stood at attention while a shiver rippled down my spine. As I slowly inched away, I noticed I [...]
Katie Emmanuel 